WeSalute Awards
TopVet: US Congress Members Who Are Veterans
| Name | Branch | Dates | Rank |
| Senator | |||
| Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) | Army Corps of Engineers | 1945-47 | Not reported |
| Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) | Army Reserve | 1968-74 | Not reported |
| Conrad Burns (R-MT) | Marine Corps | 1955-57 | Cpl. |
| Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO) | Air Force | 1951-53 | Airman 2nd Class |
| Thomas Carper (D-DE) | Navy | 1968-73 | Not reported |
| Max Cleland (D-GA) | Army | 1965-68 | Capt. |
| Thad Cochran (R-MS) | Navy | 1959-61 | Lt. j.g. |
| Jon Corzine(D-NJ) | Marine Corps Reserve | 1969-75 | Not reported |
| Larry E. Craig (R-ID) | National Guard | 1971-73 | E-3 |
| Tom Daschle (D-SD) | Air Force | 1969-72 | 1st Lt. |
| Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT) | Army Reserve | 1969-75 | Air Force |
| Michael B. Enzi (R-WY) | Air National Guard | 1968-73 | Not reported |
| Chuck Hagel (R-NE) | Army | 1967-68 | Sgt. |
| Tom Harkin (D-IA) | Navy | 1962-67 | Lt. |
| Jesse Helms (R-NC) | Navy | 1942-45 | Not reported |
| Ernest F. Hollings (D-SC) | Army | 1942-45 | Capt. |
| James M. Inhofe (R-OK) | Army | 1957-58 | Pfc. |
| Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI) | Army | 1943-47 | 2nd Lt. |
| James M. Jeffords (R-VT) | Navy | 1956-59 | Not reported |
| Tim Johnson (D-SD) | Army | 1969 | Not reported |
| Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) | Army | 1951-53 | Pfc. |
| John Kerry (D-MA) | Navy | 1966-70 | Lt. |
| Herb Kohl (D-WI) | Army Reserve | 1958-64 | Not reported |
| Richard G. Lugar (R-IN) | Navy | 1957-60 | Not reported |
| John McCain (R-AZ) | Navy | 1958-81 | Capt. |
| Frank H. Murkowski (R-AK) | Coast Guard | 1955-56 | Not reported |
| Bill Nelson (D-FL) | Army | 1968-70 | Not reported |
| Don Nickles (R-OK) | National Guard | 1970-76 | Not reported |
| Jack Reed (D-RI) | Army | 1967-79 | Capt. |
| Pat Roberts (R-KS) | Marine Corps | 1958-62 | Lt. |
| Jeff Sessions (R-AL) | Army | 1973 | 2nd Lt. |
| Robert C. Smith (R-NH) | Navy | 1965-67 | Ensign |
| Arlen Specter (R-PA) | Air Force | 1951-53 | 1st Lt. |
| Ted Stevens (R-AK) | Army Air Corps | 1943-46 | 1st Lt. |
| Craig Thomas (R-WY) | Marine Corps | 1955-59 | Capt. |
| John W. Warner (R-VA) | Navy | 1944-46 | Not reported |
| Representative | |||
| Spencer Bachus (R-AL) | National Guard | 1969-71 | Not reported |
| Cass Ballenger (R-NC) | Naval Air Corps | 1944-45 | Aviation cadet |
| Doug Bereuter (R-NE) | Army | 1963-65 | 1st Lt. |
| Michael Bilirakis (R-FL) | Air Force | 1951-55 | Not reported |
| Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY)) | Army | 1956-58 | Not reported |
| John A. Boehner (R-OH) | Navy | 1968 | Not reported |
| David E. Bonior (D-MI) | Air Force | 1968-72 | Staff Sgt. |
| Leonard L. Boswell (D-IA) | Army | 1956-76 | Lt. Col. |
| Allen Boyd (D-FL) | Army | 1969-71 | 1st Lt. |
| Henry Brown (R-SC) | National Guard | 1953-62 | Not reported |
| Ed Bryant (R-TN) | Army | 1970-78 | Capt. |
| Dan Burton (R-IN) | Army | 1957-58 | Not reported |
| Steve Buyer (R-IN) | Army Reserve | 1980-84 | Capt. |
| Sonny Callahan (R-AL) | Navy | 1952-54 | Seaman |
| William L. Clay (D-MO) | Army | 1953-55 | Not reported |
| Bob Clement (D-TN) | Army | 1969-71 | Lt. |
| Howard Coble (R-NC) | Coast Guard | 1952-56 | Capt. |
| Mac Collins (R-GA) | National Guard | 1964-70 | E-4 |
| John Conyers Jr. (D-MI) | National Guard | 1948-50 | Not reported |
| John Cooksey (R-LA) | Air Force | 1967-69 | Not reported |
| William J. Coyne (D-PA) | Army | 1955-57 | Spec. 3 |
| Robert E. "Bud" Cramer (D-AL) | Army | 1972 | 2nd Lt. |
| Philip M. Crane (R-IL) | Army | 1954-56 | Cpl. |
| Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-CA) | Navy | 1967-87 | Cmdr. |
| Thomas M. Davis III (R-VA) | Army | 1971-72 | 2nd Lt. |
| Nathan Deal (R-GA) | Army | Capt. | |
| Peter A. DeFazio (D-OR) | Air Force | Lt. | |
| Bill Delahunt (D-MA) | Coast Guard | Not reported | |
| John D. Dingell (D-MI) | Army | 2nd Lt. | |
| Julian C. Dixon (D-CA) | Army | Sgt. | |
| John J. "Jimmy" Duncan Jr. (R-TN) | Army National Guard and Army Reserve | Capt. | |
| Bob Etheridge (D-NC) | Army | 1965-67 | E-4 |
| Lane Evans (D-IL) | Marine Corps | 1969-71 | Lance Cpl. |
| Terry Everett (R-AL) | Air Force | 1955-59 | Airman 1st Class |
| Ernie Fletcher (R-KY) | Air Force | 1974-80 | Not reported |
| Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) | Army | 1969-71 | Pvt. |
| Martin Frost (D-TX) | Army Reserve | 1966-72 | Not reported |
| Greg Ganske (R-IA) | Army Reserve | 1986- Pres. | Lt. Col. |
| George W. Gekas (R-PA) | Army | 1953-55 | Cpl. |
| Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO) | Air National Guard | 1965-71 | Not reported |
| Jim Gibbons (R-NV) | Air Force | 1967-71 | Col. |
| Wayne T. Gilchrest (R-MD) | Marine Corps | 1964-68 | Sgt. |
| Paul E. Gillmor (R-OH) | Air Force | 1965-66 | Capt. |
| Benjamin A. Gilman (R-NY) | Army | 1943-45 | Staff Sgt. |
| Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX) | Air National Guard | 1969-75 | Tech. Sgt. |
| Virgil H. Goode Jr. (I-VA) | Va. National Guard | 1969-75 | Not reported |
| Porter J. Goss (R-FL) | Army | 1960-62 | Not reported |
| Lindsey Graham (R-SC) | Air Force | 1982-88; 1990 | Not reported |
| Ralph M. Hall (D-TX) | Navy | 1942-45 | Lt. |
| James V. Hansen (R-UT) | Navy | 1952-54 | Not reported |
| Richard "Doc" Hastings (R-WA) | Army Reserve | 1964-69 | Spec. 4 |
| Van Hilleary (R-TN) | Air Force | 1982-84 | 2nd Lt. |
| Maurice D. Hinchey (D-NY) | Navy | 1956-59 | Seaman |
| David L. Hobson (R-OH) | Air National Guard | 1958-63 | Not reported |
| Joseph M. Hoeffel III (D-PA) | Army Reserve | 1970-76 | E-4 |
| Steve Horn (R-CA) | Army Reserve | 1954-62 | Spc. |
| Amo Houghton (R-NY) | Marine Corps | 1945-46 | Pfc. |
| Duncan Hunter (R-CA) | Army | 1969-71 | Lt. |
| Henry Hyde (R-IL) | Navy | 1944-46 | Ensign |
| Darrell Issa (R-CA) | Army | 1970-72, 76-80 | Not reported |
| William J. Jefferson (D-LA) | Army | 1969-75 | Capt. |
| Bill Jenkins (R-TN) | Army | 1960-62 | Lt. |
| Sam Johnson (R-TX) | Air Force | 1951-79 | Col. |
| Walter B. Jones Jr. (R-NC) | National Guard | 1967-71 | Not reported |
| Paul E. Kanjorski (D-PA) | Army | 1960-61 | Not reported |
| Peter T. King (R-NY) | National Guard | 1968-73 | Spec. 5 |
| Mark Kirk (R-IL) | Navy Reserve | 1989-Pres. | Not reported |
| Jerry Kleczka (D-WI) | Air National Guard | 1963-69 | Not reported |
| Joe Knollenberg (R-MI) | Army | 1955-57 | Cpl. |
| Jim Kolbe (R-AZ) | Navy | 1967-69 | Not reported |
| John J. LaFalce (D-NY) | Army | 1965-67 | Capt. |
| Ron Lewis (R-KY) | Navy | 1972 | Not reported |
| John Linder (R-GA) | Air Force | 1967-69 | Capt. |
| William O. Lipinski (D-IL) | Army Reserve | 1961-67 | Not reported |
| Ken Lucas (D-KY) | Air Force | 1955-57 | Maj. |
| Edward J. Markey (D-MA) | Army Reserve | 1968-73 | Not reported |
| Frank R. Mascara (D-PA) | Army | 1946-47 | Pvt. |
| Jim McDermott (D-WA) | Navy Medical Corps | 1968-70 | Lt. Cmdr. |
| Gary Miller (R-CA) | Army | 1967-68 | Pvt. |
| Joe Moakley (D-MA) | Navy | 1943-46 | Not reported |
| Alan B. Mollohan (D-WV) | Army Reserve | 1970-83 | Capt. |
| Dennis Moore (D-KS) | Army | 1970 | 2nd Lt. |
| John P. Murtha (D-PA) | Marine Corps | 1952-55 | Lt. |
| Charlie Norwood (R-GA) | Army | 1967-69 | Capt. |
| Solomon P. Ortiz (D-TX) | Army | 1960-62 | Spc. |
| Tom Osborne (R-NE) | National Guard | 1960-66 | Not reported |
| C.L. “Butch” Otter (R-ID) | National Guard | 1967-73 | Not reported |
| Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-NJ) | Army | 1961 | E-5 |
| Ron Paul (R-TX) | Air Force | 1963-65 | Capt. |
| Collin C. Peterson (D-MN) | National Guard | 1963-69 | Staff Sgt. |
| John E. Peterson (R-PA) | Army Reserve | 1958-64 | Spec. 2 |
| Joseph R. Pitts (R-PA) | Air Force | 1963-69 | Capt. |
| Jim Ramstad (R-MN) | Army Reserve | 1968-74 | 1st Lt. |
| Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) | Army | 1948-52 | Staff Sgt. |
| Ralph Regula (R-OH) | Navy | 1944-46 | Seaman |
| Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) | Army | 1966-68 | Sgt. |
| Thomas M. Reynolds (R-NY) | Air National Guard | Not reported | Sgt. |
| Harold Rogers (R-KY) | National Guard | 1957-64 | Not reported |
| Mike Rogers (R-MI) | Army | 1985-88 | Not reported |
| Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) | Army | 1963-68 | Pvt. |
| Robert C. Scott (D-VA) | Army Reserve | 1970-74 | Not reported |
| Jose E. Serrano (D-NY) | Army Medical Corps | 1964-66 | Not reported |
| John Shadegg (R-AZ) | National Guard | 1969-75 | Not reported |
| Donald L. Sherwood (R-PA) | Army | 1964-66 | 1st Lt. |
| John M. Shimkus (R-IL) | Army | 1980-85 | Capt. |
| Bud Shuster (R-PA) | Army | 1954-56 | Not reported |
| Rob Simmons (R-CT) | Army | 1965-68 | Not reported |
| Norman Sisisky (D-VA) | Navy | 1945-46 | Seaman, 1st Class |
| Joe Skeen (R-NM) | Navy | 1945-46 | Not reported |
| Nick Smith (R-MI) | Air Force | 1959-61 | Capt. |
| Vic Snyder (D-AR) | Marine Corps | 1967-69 | Cpl. |
| Floyd D. Spence (R-SC) | Naval Reserve | 1952-88 | Capt. |
| John M. Spratt Jr. (D-SC) | Army | 1969-71 | Capt. |
| Pete Stark (D-CA) | Air Force | 1955-57 | Not reported |
| Cliff Stearns (R-FL) | Air Force | 1963-67 | Capt. |
| Bob Stump (R-AZ) | Navy | 1943-46 | Not reported |
| John Tanner (D-TN) | Navy | 1968-72 | Lt. |
| Gene Taylor (D-MS) | Coast Guard Reserve | 1971-84 | E-6 |
| Mike Thompson (D-CA) | Army | 1968-69 | Sgt. |
| Edolphus Towns (D-NY) | Army | 1956-58 | Not reported |
| Jim Turner (D-TX) | Army | 1978 | Capt. |
| Wes Watkins (R-OK) | National Guard | 1960-67 | 2nd Lt. |
| Dave Weldon (R-FL) | Army Medical Corps | 1981-87 | Maj. |
| Edward Whitfield (R-KY) | Army Reserve | 1967-73 | Lt. |
| Roger Wicker (R-MS) | Air Force Reserve | 1980-Pres. | Lt. Col. |
| Heather A. Wilson (R-NM) | Air Force | 1978-89 | Capt. |
| Frank R. Wolf (R-VA) | Army Reserve | 1962-63 | Enlisted |
| C.W. Bill Young (R-FL) | National Guard | 1948-57 | Not reported |
| Don Young (R-AK) | Army | 1955-57 | Not reported |
